The UK traders' bible | WorldCat.org

Index of figures Index of tables About the author Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Section 1: How The UK Stock Market Works The Modern Stock Market - The markets - London Stock Exchange trading platforms - Important Listing Rules - Retail Service Providers (RSPs) - Institutional crossing - Stock-lending and borrowing London Stock Exchange Trading Platforms - SETS - SEAQ - SETSmm - SETS and SETSmm auctions - SEATS Plus Share Certificates and CREST Contracts For Difference Spread Betting Other Trading Instruments - Universal Stock Futures - Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - Covered warrants - Benchmark Certificates - Gold Bullion Securities (GBS) - American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) Portfolio/Basket Trading - Principal portfolio trading - Agency portfolio trading - Futures and index arbitrage - Equity block trades and bought deals Section 2: Trading Notes & Strategies Daily Diary - Basic structure of the UK trading day - 07.00-08.00: Pre-market preparation - 07.50-08.00: Opening auction - 08.00: Market Open - 08.00-16.30: Continuous Trading - Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index (SOX) - 14.30: US markets open - 16.30-16.35: Closing auction - After market trade reporting - 18.30: RNS closes - News Trading The UK Market On Margin - CFD providers' shareholdings Company Watch - Company news - Company statements - Court cases and Cause Lists - Dividends - Share splits and consolidations - Stock buy-backs - IPOs and conditional dealings - Public offers, placings and rights issues - Equity lines of credit - Directors' dealings - Broker upgrades and downgrades Market Watch - Auction imbalances - Following the clever money - Meetings and resolutions - Volatility and VIX Event Opportunities - Lock-up expiries - Index reviews, re-weightings and investability changes - Sector switches and re-ratings - Credit rating changes - Futures & options expiries Market Neutral Strategies - Pairs trading - Balance sheet arbitrage - Convertible bond arbitrage - Dual listed shares and cross border arbitrage Takeovers - The Takeover Code - Offer period - When an announcement is required - Types of announcement - Bid timetable - Regulatory issues - Mandatory offers - Dealings and transactions - Schemes of arrangement - Substantial Acquisition Rules (SARs) - Tender offers - Partial offers - Comparison of offer types - The regulators - Inducement fees and break fees - Due diligence - Transaction types - Risk arbitrage - analysis of a situation - Financing - Competing offers - Event failure - Acceptances - Protection from siege warfare - Greenmail - Offer obligations - Stub equity - Accounting changes - MBOs - Triple net asset value (property assets) - Online M&A resources Appendices - Glossary - Directory of online stockbrokers - Directory of spread betting firms - Trading resources - Stock codes - Trade codes - Market Maker codes - Stock indices - UK - Stock indices - International - Company profile of the FTSE 100 Index - Sector profile of the FTSE 100 Index - FTSE 100 quarterly review - Derivatives dealing comparison table - Cash shells - Shell companies - UK ADRs Index